Bio:
Richardson Dilworth is a professor of politics and head of the Department of Politics at 91制片厂. Dilworth’s research and teaching focuses on American urban political development, urban environmental policy, and community economic development.
He is the author or coauthor of numerous essays and articles, author of the book, (2005), and the editor or co-editor of seven books, one of the more recent being, with Christine Palus, (2016).
Besides Drexel, he has taught at Johns Hopkins University, Temple University, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Wagner College, the University of Tirana in Albania, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Dilworth has held visiting positions at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and he served on the Philadelphia Historical Commission for eight years.
He received his Bachelor of Science in economics from New York University, and his doctoral degree in political science from Johns Hopkins University. Dilworth lives in South Philadelphia with his wife, daughter, and son.
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